hawk-eyed

comparative more hawk-eyed · superlative most hawk-eyed

1. idiomaticHaving very good eyesight.

   Bob was wheeling the baby up and down, Mabel watching him, hawk-eyed, as though she suspected him of harboring intentions of tipping the cab over.

   1924, Bess Streeter Aldrich, chapter 3, in Mother Mason

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   Hawk-eyed bus-tour agents mounting watch at the intersections, flaunting printed signs tucked in the bands of their visored caps to advertise their business, claim they can spot the hickster nine times out of ten.

   1960, William Garland Rogers, Mildred Weston, Carnival crossroads: the story of Times Square

   Synonyms: eagle-eyed, falcon-eyed, lynx-eyed